amorphid

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by amorphid 8y ago
I was about to tell you that Britex had gone out of business, but I fortunately for you they've simply moved from Geary to Post :)
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by amorphid 8y ago
Forgot link to video => https://youtu.be/nnJCYK2F2N0
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by amorphid 8y ago
I identify with much of what you say. For a long time I did not have the skills to deal with these feelings. Now I do, but it's always hard. A lot of this I got from about 18 months of cognitive behavioral therapy. Here are some gen
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by amorphid 8y ago
Not directly related, but I recently enjoyed this video comparing the latest models of the USA Abrams & Russian T-90 in a tank battle smackdown.
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by amorphid 8y ago
The GAU-8 was designed to punch thru 76mm armor at 300 meters. [1] The Russian T-90 tank has armor thicker than 500mm. [2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAU-8_Avenger#Specifications [2] https://en.wik
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by amorphid 8y ago
Having been in this situation, I'd recommend against borrowing money. Only family and friends will lend it to you, and you know you can't pay them back anytime soon. Unpaid debt puts a strain on any relationship, and OP is gonna
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by amorphid 8y ago
Do you have a 1 or more recommendations for how to fairly treat poor who are also crappy drivers? Poverty sucks, and I don't have any bright ideas that would keep poor+bad drivers behind the wheel.
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by amorphid 8y ago
That confronting one's fears head on can be an amazing way to build confidence.
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by amorphid 8y ago
Haskell static, compiled, and has a REPL, yes? Is the Haskell REPL not useful?
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by amorphid 8y ago
This reality bit me when my Skype account was rolled into Microsoft's Live/Outlook/something system. Both accounts had the same email address, and suddenly my Skype account was no longer accessible. I finally figured out ho
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by amorphid 8y ago
I wonder what speeds would be achievable over the ancient copper wire in my building.
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by amorphid 8y ago
In Australia, fiber-to-the-home vs. fiber-to-the-node has been a fairly political issue about which I knew very little, so I looked it up. [1] After reading about parent comment and the miles of unused fiber, I wondered what the difference
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by amorphid 8y ago
I needed a therapist about 5 years ago to deal w/ a specific event in my life, and I asked my mom that question. She's a former therapist, and she taught me a couple tips on how to find a good one. Instead of passing those tips
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by amorphid 8y ago
I'm guessing Go is the more marketable skill. I imagine learning both would make you better at both, too.
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by amorphid 8y ago
I'd guess everyone is different. A pastry chef might see every tasty creation as a new opportunity to bring joy & happiness into the world. For me, cooking is a chore, and every pastry I have to make after the first is no longer
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by amorphid 8y ago
These are general statements: - be good enough that someone wants to hire you no matter where you live - be good enough to get a 2nd remote gig if the first one flames out
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by amorphid 8y ago
>> If it's possible for you to live within your means, you can build wealth at a good rate in the first world. That's true if you're well insured, never become disabled, can find & maintain regular employment that p
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by amorphid 8y ago
> Facebook to spend 19 billion to acquire a 14-person company (Instagram) Do you mean WhatsApp? I think they "only" paid $1 billion for Instagram.
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by amorphid 8y ago
I joined http://www.platohq.com a few months ago. It's been awesome for me.
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by amorphid 8y ago
The Armory in SF has one of these flowing through its lower levels. I saw it when getting a tour a few years ago. It was kind of neat to see water entering one side of a basement-y room and flowing out the other side.
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by amorphid 8y ago
Tech focused subreddits.
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by amorphid 8y ago
I have a thought... Force car owners, business or consumer, to buy driverless car insurance. No insurance, no autonomous vehicle functionality. Insurance companies would love a new market opportunity, and they'd lead the push to mak
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by amorphid 8y ago
What's your starting point? Maybe I could drive it for you!
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by amorphid 8y ago
> My experience with these communities is that they are very close to non-functional I had really good luck with the Elixir Slack channel when I was first starting out with the language. I guess I'd say Slack can be a great newb fr
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by amorphid 8y ago
At what point will miners just start building there own power plants? And I wonder if environmental concerns will start forcing good and/or bad regulations of crypto mining.
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by amorphid 8y ago
> It's also to prevent fraud by the cashier Example: - cashier says you owe $X - you pay in cash - cashier gives you receipt - after you leave, cashier voids the transaction & pockets the cash There are plenty of ways the cashie
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by amorphid 8y ago
Reminds me of one of my favorite memes: [1] - people in the sixties: "the government will wiretap your home" - people now: "hey wiretap, can cats eat pancakes?" [1] https://imgur.com/gallery/QFjXc
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by amorphid 8y ago
I'll usually have my bluetooth headset connected to my mobile phone, assuming the phone's reception is strong enough. That makes it easier to do a phone interview on an OK-not-great connection. When screen sharing over a connect
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by amorphid 8y ago
Personally I avoid, and eventually forget, places that don't take credit cards. Also, dealing with huge piles of cash is a huge pain. As a business owner, I'd go cashless if I could just to avoid the overhead of dealing with tri
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by amorphid 8y ago
Google Play / YouTube Red: ad free streaming music, ad free YouTube G-Suite: mostly for email for my personal domain Netflix: streaming video 101domain: domain registrar Amazon Prime: faster free shipping DigitalOcean: virtual machine

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